Effect of classroom chair designs to the comfort of students: a case of a private higher education institution

Matthew Hendric G. Chua, Alfonso Gabriel C. Claros, Cedric Jared W. Niu, James Florence I. Santos and Miriam F. Bongo

International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2026, vol. 53, issue 3, 368-389

Abstract: As educational institutions strive to provide proper classroom design that can satisfactorily support the overall academic performance of students, several challenges in performance-influencing factors remain evident. Among such factors, the design of the chairs is the most pressing, considering that the other factors already have a standard protocol to be followed to ensure a conducive environment for students. Along this line, this paper seeks to explore the relationship between chair dimensions, anthropometric measures, posture and comfort. In order to validate the hypotheses formulated based on these relationships, a case study is conducted in a private higher education institution in the Philippines. Key results reveal a significant mismatch between chair dimensions and anthropometric measures and students' posture. Furthermore, students' comfort is also affected by chair dimensions and posture. Such results can provide a guideline to university administrators in improving the classroom design with respect to proper chair dimensions.

Keywords: anthropometric measures; classroom chairs; comfort; posture; higher education. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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